Famous Deaths Happened In April - 12

0065  On this day in history death of seneca the Younger, Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist   

0238  On this day in history death of gordian II, heir to the Roman Empire (killed in battle)   

0352  Julius I, pope (337-52), dies on this day in history.   

0434  Death of Archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople on April - 12.   

1125  On April - 12 death of vladislaus I of Bohemia   

1443  Death of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury on April - 12.   

1550  On April - 12 claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53   

1555  Johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75 on April - 12.   

1605  On this day in history boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies   

1675  Death of Richard Bennett, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1609) on April - 12.   

1687  Death of Ambrose Dixon, Virginia Colony pioneer on this day in history.   

1690  On this day in history miguel Gomez Camargo, composer, dies at 71   

1704  On this day in history john Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76   

1748  On this day in history william Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies   

1760  On this day in history baron Ernst Gottlieb, composer, dies at 64   

1782  On this day in history death of metastasio, Italian poet and librettist (b. 1698)   

1788  On April - 12 carl Joseph Toeschi, composer, dies at 56   

1795  Rainieri de Calzabigi, Italian literary, dies at 80 on April - 12.   

1797  Josef Antonin Stepan, composer, dies at 71 on April - 12.   

1814  Death of Charles Burney, English music historian (b. 1726) on this day in history.   

1817  Charles Messier, "comet ferret" & catalogs famous "M objects,", dies on this day in history.   

1828  Jean Henri Appelius, Dutch lawyer/minister of Finance, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1845  On this day in history henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65   

1850  Death of Adoniram Judson, American Baptist missionary (b. 1788) on April - 12.   

1859  On April - 12 john Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84   

1864  Thomas Green, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 50 on this day in history.   

1872  On April - 12 death of nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795)   

1878  William M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies on April - 12.   

1896  Alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62 on April - 12.   

1898  On this day in history death of elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Roman catholic archbishop of Quebec (b. 1820)   

1902  Death of Marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist (b. 1842) on April - 12.   

1909  On this day in history hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79   

1910  William G Sumner, US sociologist/politicologist (Folkways), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1912  Clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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0812  Muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam (d. 835) was born on this day in history.   

1484  Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.   

1500  On this day in history birth of joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist   

1526  Muretus, French humanist (d. 1585) was born on this day in history.   

1550  Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604) was born on April - 12.   

1577  On this day in history birth of christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648)   

1579  Francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France was born on April - 12.   

1626  On this day in history birth of paul Hainlein, composer